When I hear the name Amy Cuddy, it's usually in reference to her very famous TED talk 'Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are'. When Hachette had a copy of her new book Presence for review, I thought I would take a peek and see how my body language was shaping…

Thanks to for passing the baton on the Trivia Man book blog tour! The Book Jacket From the author of Mr Chen's Emporium comes a quirky and heartwarming tale about finding your true place in the world, set against the backdrop of a weekly trivia competition. ‘Trivia is a serious…

Let me start this review by saying that my best friend is a Queenslander and I'm not quite sure how she will feel about a book which has a character quoting; “Queensland, like some obese Dracula, was allowed to monopolise the artery that kept her sisters alive ... Queensland is…

I will be helping Melissa find the right words for her cracking charity TopBlokes. Melissa Abu-Gazaleh is founder and CEO of this worthy, necessary charity. She is also a seasoned speaker, educating a range of audiences about the challenges facing young men in today’s adaptive and fast paced society and inspiring…

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The Soldiers Wife is about a young war bride called Ruby who loses her Jimmy when he is called up and sent to fight in World War One. He leaves her in Sydney with two choices; Go back to the family homestead in Bourke, or stay in Sydney...

Skin is a complete U-turn to my last few reads. Those that know me, know that I’m an ancient history geek, so when I threw my name in the ring to win a copy of Skin from The Reading Room, I was pretty pleased when it landed in my postbox...

This is a story of Paige who has had a bloody rough time of it. Her husband has been a complete jerk, she suffered the loss of a child, post-partem depression and is recovering from a stroke. She decides to get away with the two people ...

A body is found in the woods of a small town on the outskirts of the University grounds. Molly, a rookie reporter who is rebuilding her life after losing a child, is assigned the case for the local newspaper. Many secrets are kept behind...

I was looking forward to Enough Already by Mike Iamele. The book deets gave me the impression that this was something fresh, modern and interesting.
I was pretty disappointed. The talk of Zuckerberg and Sean Parker lulled me in, but I q...